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NOT-FOR-PROFIT OF NOTE: Emergent Leadership Institute

Jul 28, 2008; Anonymous ... P.O. Box 441516 Indianapolis 46244 Phone: (317) 652-7167 Web site: www.eleadershipinstitute.com Founded: 2005 Paid employees: two Highest-paid staff member: Roger Williams, president, $44,000 Top volunteers: Michael Fox, IT/Webmaster ....

'Don't PINCH pennies'

Jul 28, 2008; Poshadlo, Gabrielle ... It wasn't that Dave Davis, 28, was trying to be cheap when he bought his first tow truck for $10,000 cash in 2006."It was a good-looking truck," he said, eyebrows raised behind his mirrored Ray-Ban wrap-arounds. "Especially once I had it tattooed"-his word for covering it in decals. No, ...

Bank-run scenes create concerns

Jul 28, 2008; Schouten, Cory ... It was a scary scene, reminiscent of the Great Depression: Customers lined up outside California's IndyMac Bank branches to withdraw deposits after a bank run led to the bank's failure. The images have driven some central Indiana customers - businesses and individuals - to take a more ...

Flooring shop owners brush up on paint, too

Jul 28, 2008; Maurer, Alexander ... Type of business: paint, wall coverings and window fashions Location: 7226 E. 87th St., Suite D1 Phone: 579-0151 E-mail: mporter@iccpaintanddecor.com Web site: www.iccfloors.com Founded: March 2008 Owners: Cameron Haughey, Nate Roberts and Shawn ...

PROXY CORNER: Tower Financial Corp.

Jul 28, 2008; Anonymous ... Tower Financial Corp., 116 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne, 46802 (www.towerbank.net) is the holding company for Tower Bank & Trust, which provides commercial and consumer banking services, primarily in Allen County. For the quarter ended March 31, the company reported net income of $711,172, or 17 ...

Diverse services help firm endure

Jul 28, 2008; Sharp, Jo Ellen Meyers ... Economic downturn? Sue Burkhart Muse has seen it all before. In fact, tough times in the early 1980s led her to where she is today. Downsized out of a series of jobs, the single mother of two sons started her own business specializing in shipping supplies such as boxes, tape and bubble ...

East-side cafe at home off the beaten path

Jul 28, 2008; Maurer, Alexandra ... Type of business: cafe and gourmet sandwich shop Location: 130 S Audubon Road Phone: 319-6614 E-mail: n/a Web site: n/a Founded: April 1 Owner: Donnie Sneed Owner's background: Sneed, 42, grew up in Irvington on the east side, and began working in ...

Regulators fight to assess health risks in local plant

Jul 28, 2008; Schnitzler, Peter ... Federal regulators specializing in chronic-disease prevention are attempting to investigate a west-side food additives manufacturing plant. But Sensient Flavors is fighting in federal court in Indianapolis to prevent their inspection. On July 14, Sensient sued the National Institute for ...

Pearson Partners recovers from HHGregg loss

Jul 28, 2008; Schoettle, Anthony ... Ron Pearson said business at his Indianapolis-based advertising agency over the last year has been "stellar." Exaggeration or not, any growth at Pearson Partners is a 180-degree reversal from the dire situation the firm faced just a year ago. In April 2007, Pearson's firm - then ...

Former Carmel exec goes from fast lane to jail cell

Jul 28, 2008; Andrews, Greg ... Just a few years ago, Carmel businessman Edward Okun was living the high life. By last year, his personal holdings had grown to include four mansions, a helicopter, three airplanes, 20 automobiles, and a 130-foot yacht. Today, Okun is in a Virginia jail, is represented by a public ...

Airport seeks higher parking profits

Jul 28, 2008; O'Malley, Chris ... Busy touting restaurants, artwork and other luxuries of the $1.1 billion midfield terminal, the Indianapolis Airport Authority is still grappling with a few details arguably more important to passengers. Among them: How much will it cost to park? The answer might be among the ...

Going mobile

Jul 28, 2008; Olson, Scott ... Move over home computer, the more nimble mobile phone and competing handheld devices have taken the helm as the hippest ways to conduct banking business online. What's more, an Indianapolis banking executive is at the forefront of the mobile-banking information movement and is promoting ...

Marsh, Roche spar over sublease

Jul 28, 2008; Schouten, Cory ... Two giants of local business are preparing to slug it out in court over a soured sublease deal. Marsh Supermarkets filed suit in Hamilton County this month to enforce a deal with Swiss pharmaceutical and medical-equipment powerhouse Roche to sublease the grocer's entire ...

Pitch-Perfect Price

Jul 28, 2008; Whitson, Jennifer ... Is every song downloaded from iTunes really worth 99 cents? Indianapolis-based Digonex Technologies doesn't think so, and it has developed a computer program using some complicated algorithms to prove it. The company's software compiles sales data and re-prices items for online ...

Mortgage industry under more scrutiny

Jul 28, 2008; Olson, Scott ... A housing crunch resulting from a flood of foreclosures has cast the spotlight on the deceptive practices that cause borrowers - particularly those with weak credit - to unknowingly pay more than necessary for a mortgage. The Federal Reserve earlier this month unanimously approved new ...

Brewing Loyalty

Jul 28, 2008; Cutter, Chip ... When java junkies step into Richard Lobdell's Mo'Joe Coffeehouse on Michigan Street downtown, they quickly realize it's no Starbucks. The airy 2,500-square-foot space doesn't boast a slick menu display or a predictable may of beverage options. Instead, patrons find hand-drawn chalk ...

Offices in path of I-465 project

Jul 28, 2008; O'Malley, Chris ... Several landmark commercial properties fronting Interstate 465 on the northeast side could be in the path of bulldozers when the state begins adding lanes as early as 2012. Memos prepared by a consulting firm to the Indiana Department of Transportation go as far as estimating acquisition ...

Fishing in the same pond?

Jul 28, 2008; Schnitzler, Peter ... Marion County economic development officials are proud of their latest headquarters attraction. Bowen Engineering Corp. will inject 103 high-paying jobs into the Indianapolis economy immediately. And over time, the company expects to add another 138. Their average salaries will top ...

WellPoint expected to go global

Jul 28, 2008; Wall, J K ... WellPoint Inc., the most dominant health insurer in the United States, registers as barely a pipsqueak in the rest of the world. But it's only a matter of time, say industry experts, before WellPoint plunges into foreign markets to grow sales of its health benefits and ...

Anthem gift aims to attack heart failure at high schools

Jul 21, 2008; Anonymous ... Story behind the gift: Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States. So when the Cardiovascular Research and Education Foundation of Indiana was pondering what outreach program it would tackle next, its leaders opted to address sudden cardiac arrest head ...